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No. 623,206. v Patented Apr. l8, I899.

G. H. EARNEST.

COMBINED MATCH $AFE AND CIGAR CUTTER (No Model.) 2 Sheets Sheet 1.,

W13 1; n eaaeo @m No. 623,206. Patented Apr. is, I899. a. H. EABNEST'.CUMBINED HATCH SAFE AND CIGAR CUTTER.

(Application filed Mar. 29, 1898.)

(No Model.)

2 Sheets-Sheet 2-. F00 3 1 cams PETERS 00 we iJ NiTED STATES PATE TOFFICE.

GEORGE H. EARNEST, OF SPRINGFIELD, OHIO, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO NELLIED. FUNK, OF SAME PLACE.

COMBINED MATCH-SAFE AND CIGAR-CUTTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part Of Letters Patent No. 623,206, dated April18, 1899; Application filed March 29, 1898- Serial No. 675,567. (Nomodel.)

provements in a Combined Match-Safe and.

Cigar-Cutter,of whichjthe following is aspecification.

My invention relates to improvements in I combined match-boxes andcigar-cutters; and the object of my invention is to provide a combinedmatch-box and cigar-cutter for use on show-cases or counters, thedifferent parts of which are so formed that neither screws I nor boltswill be required in itsassembling.

The invention consists in the various constructions and combinations ofparts hereinafter described, and set forth in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side view of my device, someof the parts being broken away. Fig. 2 is a front view of my device,some of the parts being broken away. Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken onthe line a; as in Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of some of theparts in detail. Figs. 5, 6, and 7 are detail views in perspective ofparts of my device.

Like parts are represented by similarletters of reference in the severalviews.

In constructing my device I employ a base or standard a, which isprovided with the upwardly-extending flange a and the innerlaterally-extending flange o The flange a on opposite sides of said baseis provided with 3 5 the slots (i having offset portions 0 Secured tosaid base are the side pieces a and (6 each of which is cut away at itslower end to form a T-shaped lug a The arms of said lug are adapted tostand below the part of the flange (0 adjacent to the offset portion ofthe slot a The side pieces .are held in position by a locking-plate aformed with depending flanges ta which are adapted to fit in the offsetcr of the slots a in the base. The side pieces are provided with flangesa which are formed at their long edges. Said side pieces are groovedadjacent to said flanges, which, together with the flanges, form waysfor holding the front and rear plates in position. I provide a top platefor all, having depending flanges which are adapted to fit around thefour side pieces. On the lower part of the casing thus formed andadapted to slide on the locking-plate a is the drawer 60 Above thedrawer is the supportingplate Z), which is made in two sections, asshown in Fig. 5. This plate is formed with ears I), which are adapted tostand within slots b in the side pieces a and a. Above and resting onthe plate I) is the sliding plate 19 This plate is provided on its underside with the flanges b and If, which rest on the plate I). At one sideof the plate b is the projecting pin b, which extends througha slottedopening 19 in one of the side pieces a. Resting on suitable lugs b andI) on the side pieces, above the moving plate 11 is a plate 19?, whichis provided on one side with a matchtrough 19 having a cut-away portion1), in which is adapted to move a projecting finger or ejector Z1 formedon the moving plate b The part of the plate above and adjacent to saidtrough is formed in the nature of a sliding bearing-surface c. Adaptedto slide laterally on said bearing-surface is the feed- 7' 5 ing-platec. Said plate extends upwardly at an angle from said bearing-surface toone of the'side pieces, against which it rests. This feeding-plate has alug'c ,Which extends down through a slot 0 in the plate 19 and into adiagonally-extending slot 0 in the moving plate 12 This feeding-plate isformed with an offset portion 0 or with the lower part in a differentplane than the upper part, as shown in Figs. 2 and 6.

On the side piece o above the plate 5 is a series of inwardly-extendingribs 0 which are triangular in cross-section. Said rib extends into thecasing, and its inner end is adapted to stand adjacent to the jointureof 0 the two portions of the feeding-plate.

The side piece a is provided with a hole 0 and adjacent to said hole ispivoted a knife 0 having an upwardly-extending arm 0 adapted tooscillate within a groove 0 in one 5 side of the moving plate 6 Fittedina suitable channel 0 in the moving plate is a spring 0 one end ofwhich abuts against a projection on the flange b while the other endbears against a lug on the 10o front plate of the casing. This spring isadapted to hold the sliding plate 12 in its normal inward position.

On the outside of the side piece a I pivot a bell-crank lever d. One endof the lever projects out in front of the casing and the other endextends upwardly through a slot Z) on the plate I) and is bifurcated andadapted to engage the pin 5 on the sliding plate 19 The operation of mydevice is as follows: By removing the top the matches may be placed inthe chamber above the feeding-plate c, as shown in Fig. 2. The lever disthen depressed, and by so doing the sliding plate will be carriedforward and with it the knife, which will close the hole a. As thesliding plate moves forward the feeding-plate will be raised or movedand the space between it and the flange 0 adjacent thereto will beenlarged and some of the matches will move down into the trough b. Whenthe lever is released, the parts will be carried to their normalposition by means of the spring. As the lever is again depressed thefinger 19 on the sliding plate will contact with the lowest match in thetrough and force the same out of the casing through an opening I) infront of the trough for that purpose.

The drawer acts as a receiver for the tips of the cigars which are outoff by the knife.

It will be noticed that in the above construction the parts are allformed to fit together and be held in position without the use of anybolts or screws, thus making the construction very simple andinexpensive.

It should be noted that the feeding-plate c at the corner between themain plate and the offset portion 0 forms, with the triangular rib 0 athroat, which when the plate is in the normal position is closed,preventing the entrance of a match at this point; but when the plate ismoved to allow the match to be engaged bythe ejector then this throat isopened just sufficiently to admit one match and one only, so that alldanger of clogging is thus prevented, a sufficient clearance being leftbelow this throat and at the ofiset portion 0 to permit the matches todescend freely from this point to the trough, so as to be engaged by theejector, thus insuring the proper delivery of the matches and alsopreventing more than one match from being discharged at any one point.

In order that the matches may enter the throat in proper position to beengaged by the ejector, it is necessary that they be prevented fromslipping endwise on the feedingplate 0 into the space between the end ofthe feed-plate and the rear of the casing, and to accomplish this thesaid space is preferably closed above the ejector in any suitablemanner, a plate D, placed adjacent to the end of the feeding-plate andextending from the plate I) to the top of the casing, being shown forthis purpose, said plate being held in position by small lugs on thesides of the casing.

Having thus described my invention, I claim 1. In a combinationmatch-box and cigarcutter, an outer'casing formed of side pieces havingengaging flanges, front and rear pieces held in position by saidflanges, a base with slots adapted to engage projections on the sidepieces, a locking-plate for locking said side pieces to said base, amovable member within said casing, a feeding-plate and a matchejectoroperated by said movable member and supported by said lockin g-plate,substantially as specified.

2. In a combination match-box and cigarcutter, side pieces havingengaging flanges and front and rear pieces adapted to be held inposition by said flanges, a base having slots adapted to engageprojections on the side pieces, and a locking-plate for locking saidside pieces to said base, substantially as specified.

3. In a combination match-box and cigar cutter having slotted sidepieces as described, a two-part supporting-plate having projections toengage the slots of said side piece, a sliding plate supported by thesupporting plate, a trough-plate above said moving plate, and afeeding-plate above said trough-plate, and means outside of said casingfor moving said sliding and said feeding plates simultaneously,substantially as specified.

4. The combination with a base having a laterallyprojecting slottedflange, of side pieces having projections adapted to stand within theslots of said flanges, anda lock= ing-plate having depending lugs orflanges also adapted to stand within said slots, said plate formingmeans for locking said side pieces to said base, substantially asspecified.

5. The combination with side pieces having slots and flanges asdescribed, of a two-part supporting-plate having ears thereon, therespective parts of said plate being adapted to stand between the sidepieces while the ears thereof stand in said slots, said ears beingformed with projections adapted to conform to the flanges on said sidepieces, the ears adjacent to one of said side pieces meeting to form aslot between themselves and said side pieces, substantially asspecified.

6. The combination with the side pieces and a two-part supporting-platestanding at right angles to said side pieces and having ears adapted tobe fitted into slots in'the side pieces from opposite sides thereof,said ears being formed so that they will meet on the outside of saidside piece, of a lever having a projection adapted to fit in an openingin the side piece to move a sliding and a feeding plate, one arm of saidlever standing within the space between the ears and the side piece, andheld in position by said ears, substantially as specified.

7. The combination with a sliding plate having a projecting fingerthereon, and a diagonal or cam opening in said plate, a plate suspendedabove said moving plate and provided with a match-trough at one sidethereof in line with the projecting finger on the sliding plate, afeeding-plate extending up wardly from said trough at an angle to thesliding plate, a projection on said feedingplate standing in saidcam-opening, and a lever for operating the sliding plate thereby movingsaid feeding-plate to and from said trough, substantially as specified.

S.- The combination with a sliding plate having a diagonal slot orcam-opening, of a feeding-plate adjacent to said sliding plate

